Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-12-17

which faces the square on the north
side, were held III readiness. Be-
sides the enormous force, amounting
to decent sized army, large bodies
of policemen were posted at certain
positions in the streets through which
the procession would have to pass
on the route to the square. These
bodies had definite orders not to let
a procession pass on any account, so
that no organized body could be
made on the square. 1t was at these.
points that fighting took place. The
first procession which came near the
police were attacked with morciless
vigor. The police used their batons
freel ly on every one they came across,
while the mounted constabes ran
down the people. The Radicals,
who had evidently not anticipated
the proceedings, were unprepared,
and being taken at q disadvantage.
were soon routed. The Social Dem
ocrats were better prepared. Their
experience of the ways of the police
having been more extensive than
that of the Radicals, they knew bet
ter what to expect. Consequently
they made a stubborn resistance for
a short time, but the superior discip-
line and drill of the police entirely
broke up the PROFESSIONS.
During this the square, save in the
inside, around which the police were
stationed, and the adjoining thor
oughfares, filled rapidly. Frequent
skirmishes occurred between the peo-
pie and the police while the latter
tried to break up the dense throngs.
The mounted police rode among the
people and scattered them for a time,
but the crowd reformed rs dense as
before. At about four o'clock John
Burns, of the S. d. f., and Cum
ninghame Graham, M. F., made an
attempt to break through the GORDON
of police and hold meeting i'll the
square. They were arrested at once.
Graham being wounded by the
truncheons of the police. At about
4:30, the crowd becoming denser, the
Life Guards were ordered to march
around the square to keep them
moving. At their head rode mag
istrate, ready to read the riot act at
any moment. The mounted police
made frequent charges, while the
foot police used their fists and batons
freely. This continued till about :
O'Clock, when the guards were with
drawn.
Such scene has rarely been seen
in London. The swaying to and fro
of the immense crowd, numbering in
all not far short of 100000 persons,
as they were charged by the police;
the yelling, hootlng and groaning
which greeted the guardians of Claw
and ORDER" the wanton brutality
with which they executed their order
was so great in some instances that
the superintendents were compelled
to stop their men, can never be for
gotten by any one who witnessed the
proceedings. Considerably over
1000 persons were injured and some
hundreds Of police. Most of the in
juries received by the crowd were
by blows of the truncheonF. One
gentleman received a bayonet wound
when the grenadiers made a slight
charge. In the course of the melee
in the square two mounted police
were unhorsed. In conflict with
one of the professions two policemen
were stabbed, though not seriously.
About 400 arrests were made, but
the great majority of these were lib
Grated soon afterwards.
In connection with the unemploy-
ed agitation, ! may mention that
Oldland has been sentenced to twelve
months imprisonment, with hard
labor; Altman and Lynch have been
arrested, and charges are now pend
ing against them. George was also
arrested, but afterwards liberated.
All these men are Social Democrats.
Mr.. ". Saunders was arrested for
speaking in Trafalgar Square, but
discharged.
During the last week the Metro
politan Radical Federation, being
outvt ted by a number of middle
class delegates from Liberal Clubs,
were forced to abandon their meet
ing in Trafalgar Square, and held it
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